Date:         Sun, 5 May 2002 00:00:53 -0400
Reply-To:     Alan Pickersgill <alanpick@MAGMA.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alan Pickersgill <alanpick@MAGMA.CA>
Subject:      Re: Warning:  Don't buy cheap exterior mirrors
Comments: To: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
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I've had a number of different sets of mirrors of different designs. The
last were the Bus Depot ones. I picked them up from the shop and on my way
home to Canada -stooped a couple of times to tighten the bolt - prevent
being blown back by the wind. I broke one - overtightened it and Ron at Bus
Depot was good enough to replace it . They never really worked (would blow
out of adjustment at high speed) until I created a clear plastic splint for
them. Piece of appropriately sized clear plastic hose with white nylon?
reinforcing threads in it, cut to a couple of inches in length. Slit open
the hose and put it around the base of the mirrors arm and tighten it quite
tight,  once it is adjusted properly. Looks a bit home made but works really
well. In my opinion the ball joint structure simply doesn't have enough
surface area to withstand the pressure of the wind even when tightened to
the threshold of breaking. If anyone is interested send me a message and
I'll take pictures and send.

Alan
85 Transporter converted to Westfalia.
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry K. <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: Warning: Don't buy cheap exterior mirrors


> Markus----
>
> Just a quick question----
>
> If in fact, the mirror's won't draw up tight----
>
> Why in the hell would you want to soak them in Liquid Wrench?
>
> This is not going to solve your problem---
> it's going to make it all the worse---!!
>
>
>
> Later,
>
> Terry
>
>
> E-mail message
>
> Looks like I'll be trying to fix my old one, which I'd tightened as far
> as I could. Maybe a several day bath in Liquid Wrench will help the base
> become tightenable again.
> ...Markus
>
>